# Iowa Highway 96

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**Iowa Highway 96** (**Iowa 96**) is a [state highway](/source/State_highway_(Iowa)) which runs from west to east in central [Iowa](/source/Iowa). It begins at [Iowa Highway 14](/source/Iowa_Highway_14) southwest of [Conrad](/source/Conrad,_Iowa) and ends at [U.S. Highway 63](/source/U.S._Route_63_(Iowa)) east of [Gladbrook](/source/Gladbrook,_Iowa).

## Route description

Iowa Highway 96 begins at a [T-intersection](/source/T-intersection) with [Iowa Highway 14](/source/Iowa_Highway_14) 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of [Conrad](/source/Conrad,_Iowa). From Iowa 14, it heads due east for 10 miles (16 km) towards [Gladbrook](/source/Gladbrook,_Iowa). East of Gladbrook, it continues east, angling slightly to the southeast, for 6 miles (9.7 km) until it ends at another T-intersection with [U.S. Highway 63](/source/U.S._Route_63_(Iowa)).[1]

## History

Primary Road No. 96 was originally designated as a 6-mile (9.7-kilometre), unpaved [spur route](/source/Spur_route) connecting [Gladbrook](/source/Gladbrook,_Iowa) to Primary Road No. 59 southwest of [Traer](/source/Traer,_Iowa). In 1926, Highway 59 became [U.S. Highway 63](/source/U.S._Route_63_(Iowa)).[2] By 1947, the highway had been extended west to Iowa 14.[3] By 1956, the entire route was paved.[4]

## References

1. [*Junior Road Map: Eastern Iowa*](https://web.archive.org/web/20120911023959/http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/NorthCentral/Iowa/unitedstates1926ra_045.html). [Rand McNally & Company](/source/Rand_McNally_%26_Company). 1926. Archived from [the original](http://www.broermapsonline.org/members/NorthAmerica/UnitedStates/NorthCentral/Iowa/unitedstates1926ra_045.html) on September 11, 2012. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

1. *Road and Reference Atlas*. [Rand McNally & Company](/source/Rand_McNally_%26_Company). 1947. pp. 42–43.

1. [*Iowa State Highway Map*](http://www.iowadotmaps.com/msp/historical/pdf/1956_front.pdf). [Iowa State Highway Commission](/source/Iowa_State_Highway_Commission). 1956. Retrieved August 16, 2010.

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